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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the man going when Crispin meets him?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) London.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Great Wexley.

2. Where does Bear say he and Crispin are going?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) London.
(d) Essex.

3. What does the man do when Crispin answers him?
(a) Pushes him into a chair.
(b) Slaps him in the face.
(c) Laughs at him.
(d) Grabs him.

4. How does Crispin feel about the man's behavior?
(a) Puzzled.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Resentful and angry.
(d) Happy.

5. How does Quinel feel about what the boy tells him?
(a) He cries.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He does not believe the boy.
(d) He is surprised.

6. Who looks at Bear and Crispin with hatred while the two are entertaining the villagers?
(a) A priest.
(b) An elderly woman.
(c) A one-eyed man.
(d) A dull-witted boy.

7. What does Bear say has to happen for a person to have a life?
(a) To have loved on good woman.
(b) To have one good friend.
(c) To ask questions.
(d) To travel to at least three other countries.

8. What does Bear want Crispin to do while Bear performs?
(a) Collect money.
(b) Juggle.
(c) Play the lyre.
(d) Play the recorder.

9. What does Bear pretend when looking at Crispin's cross?
(a) That Bear knows who used to own it.
(b) That Bear cannot touch the cross.
(c) That the cross used to belong to Bear.
(d) That Bear cannot read the words written on it.

10. What does Quinel tell the boy about the boy's mother?
(a) She was a related to his cousin.
(b) She was running from her husband.
(c) She could read and write.
(d) She did not know the boy's father.

11. What does the boy do the day after his mother dies?
(a) Stays with his friend Jamie's family.
(b) Heads to a larger city.
(c) Cries himself to sleep.
(d) Hides out.

12. What does the man tell Crispin is his name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Topper.
(c) Orson.
(d) Peter.

13. What happens to the boy's cottage?
(a) Someone moves into it.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It is burned by the bailiff.
(d) It is leaking water in the rain.

14. What does Aycliffe demand from the boy?
(a) Fourteen shrillings.
(b) His ox.
(c) Ten percent of his field earnings.
(d) All of his possessions.

15. What does Crispin go into a village?
(a) To get help from someone.
(b) To rent a room in an inn.
(c) To find new clothes.
(d) To look for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crispin see in one of the houses in the village?

2. What is Crispin eventually able to do?

3. What does the man decide to do after they walk for awhile?

4. From where is the noise Crispin hear coming?

5. What time is it when the boy wakes up?

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